Spanish town & directions vocabulary

48 words at level A1, with English translations and example sentences. Spain's words come first, with Latin American alternatives where they differ.

Spanish	English	Example
la ciudad	city, town	Barcelona es una ciudad preciosa. Barcelona is a beautiful city.
el pueblo	village, small town; people (nation)	Mis abuelos viven en un pueblo. My grandparents live in a village.
el barrio	neighbourhood, area	Mi barrio es muy tranquilo. My neighbourhood is very quiet.
el centro	centre; downtown; el centro comercial = shopping centre	Vamos al centro en metro. We go into town by underground.
la calle	street	Vivo en la calle Mayor. I live on Calle Mayor.
la plaza	square; place, seat	Quedamos en la plaza. Let's meet in the square.
la avenida	avenue	El hotel está en la avenida principal. The hotel is on the main avenue.
la esquina	corner (of a street)	La farmacia está en la esquina. The chemist's is on the corner.
el semáforo	traffic light(s)	Gira a la izquierda en el semáforo. Turn left at the traffic lights.
el puente	bridge; long weekend (Spain)	Cruza el puente y sigue recto. Cross the bridge and go straight on.
el parque	park	Los niños juegan en el parque. The children play in the park.
la iglesia	church	La iglesia es del siglo doce. The church is from the twelfth century.
el museo	museum	El museo cierra los lunes. The museum is closed on Mondays.
el ayuntamiento	town hall; city council	El ayuntamiento está en la plaza Mayor. The town hall is on the main square.
el banco	bank; bench	¿Hay un banco por aquí? Is there a bank around here?
la farmacia	chemist's, pharmacy	La farmacia abre a las nueve. The chemist's opens at nine.
el hospital	hospital	El hospital está lejos del centro. The hospital is far from the centre.
el supermercado	supermarket	Voy al supermercado. I'm going to the supermarket.
la tienda	shop, store; tent	Es una tienda de ropa. It's a clothes shop.
el mercado	market	Compro la fruta en el mercado. I buy fruit at the market.
Correos	the post office (Spain) (LatAm: el correo)	¿Dónde está Correos? Where's the post office?
la biblioteca	library (not "bookshop")	Estudio en la biblioteca. I study in the library.
la librería	bookshop (not "library": la biblioteca)	Hay una librería al lado del cine. There's a bookshop next to the cinema.
el cine	cinema; film (as an art)	¿Vamos al cine esta noche? Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
el restaurante	restaurant	Conozco un restaurante muy bueno. I know a very good restaurant.
la comisaría	police station	La comisaría está en esta calle. The police station is on this street.
a la derecha	on the right, to the right	El baño está a la derecha. The toilet is on the right.
a la izquierda	on the left, to the left	Gira a la izquierda. Turn left.
todo recto	straight on (LatAm: todo derecho)	Sigue todo recto hasta la plaza. Go straight on to the square.
girar	to turn; to spin	Gira en la segunda calle. Turn at the second street.
cruzar	to cross	Cruza la calle con cuidado. Cross the street carefully.
seguir	to follow; to carry on, to still be (irreg.: sigo, siguió)	Sigue por esta calle. Carry on along this street.
al lado de	next to	El banco está al lado de la farmacia. The bank is next to the chemist's.
enfrente de	opposite	Vivo enfrente del parque. I live opposite the park.
delante de	in front of	Te espero delante del cine. I'll wait for you in front of the cinema.
detrás de	behind	El parking está detrás del hotel. The car park is behind the hotel.
cerca de	near, close to	¿Hay un supermercado cerca de aquí? Is there a supermarket near here?
lejos de	far from	El aeropuerto está lejos de la ciudad. The airport is far from the city.
entre	between, among	La tienda está entre el bar y el banco. The shop is between the bar and the bank.
¿por dónde se va a…?	how do you get to…?	Perdone, ¿por dónde se va a la catedral? Excuse me, how do you get to the cathedral?
¿está lejos?	is it far?	¿El museo está lejos? —No, a cinco minutos. Is the museum far? – No, five minutes away.
a cinco minutos	five minutes away	La playa está a cinco minutos a pie. The beach is five minutes' walk away.
hay	there is, there are (from haber)	Hay un bar en la esquina. There's a bar on the corner.
perderse	to get lost; to miss (an event)	Siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad. I always get lost in this city.
el mapa	map	¿Tienes un mapa de la ciudad? Do you have a map of the city?
la catedral	cathedral	La catedral de Burgos es impresionante. Burgos cathedral is impressive.
el paso de cebra	zebra crossing (LatAm: el paso peatonal)	Cruza por el paso de cebra. Cross at the zebra crossing.
la carretera	road (between towns)	La carretera a la playa tiene muchas curvas. The road to the beach has lots of bends.

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